Unit 6 Ancient stories Reading 课件(共23张PPT)

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Unit 6 Ancient stories
Reading
1. Learn about the language points in the story: except for, since ..., for ..., be full of, make jokes about, etc;
2. Learn how to tell a story in a lively and effective way;
3. Comprehend the article with details.
LEARNING GOALS
Review the story
Have you retold the story of the Trojan horse to your classmates
Here is one of my students’ works.
Please enjoy.
story telling
retelling
What's the difference between their stories
Compare and think
Compare and think
story telling
retelling
Which one makes you enjoy a story more
clear
simple
lively
vivid
生动的
Read and learn
How is a story usually told
story telling
setting
time
place
plot
characters
Read and learn
How does the writer tell us where things happened
setting
place
Please answer these questions.
1. How could the Captain see the Greeks were sailing away
2. Was the wooden horse very close to the city of Troy
3. Where did the Trojans celebrate
4. Did the Trojans stay away from the wooden horse
Read and learn
setting
place
1. How could the Captain see the Greeks were sailing away
The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. (Line 1)
2. Was the wooden horse very close to the city of Troy
“But look over there,” a soldier said. (Line 4)
3. Where did the Trojans celebrate
…, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated. (Line 7)
4. Did the Trojans stay away from the wooden horse
They sang, and danced around the horse, … (Line 8)
prep. 在高高的城墙上
adv. It means in a place a short distance away from you.
在那边
prep. 在市中心的广场
prep. 在木马的四周
· With prepositional phrases and adverbial phrases.
How does the writer tell us where things happened
Read and learn
setting
place
Please answer the question.
What was the square like when the Greeks soldiers climbed out of the wooden horse
How does the writer describe what the places looked like
Read and learn
setting
place
Please answer the question.
What was the square like when the Greeks soldiers climbed out of the wooden horse
…, the main square was empty, except for the huge horse. (Line 12)
①基本句型：S+V+C 主系表(主语补足语)
②介词短语
e.g. 除了几艘希腊轮船，海面上空荡荡的。
The sea is empty, except for a few Greek ships.
How does the writer describe what the places looked like
· With subject complements and prepositional phrases..
Read and learn
How does the writer tell us when things happened
setting
time
Please answer these questions.
1. When did the Trojans celebrate
2. When did they go to sleep
3. How long did the Greeks try to capture Troy
4. When was the last time the captain laughed so happily
Read and learn
How does the writer tell us when things happened
setting
time
Please answer Question 1~2.
1. When did the Trojans celebrate
That night, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated. (Line 7)
2. When did they go to sleep
After the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep. (Line 10-11)
那天晚上 *当时间名词前有 last, next, this, that, some, every 等通常不用介词
prep.在派对之后
· With noun phrases, prepositional phrases and conjunctions.
然后
Read and learn
How does the writer tell us when things happened
setting
time
Please answer Question 3~4.
3. How long did the Greeks try to capture Troy
“They’ve tried to capture our city for ten years. ” (Line 2-3)
4. When was the last time the captain laughed so happily
“I haven’t laughed like this since my childhood,” the captain said. (Line 9-10)
the present perfect tense: happened in the past
(have/ has + done) have a connection to the present
For ten years.
In his childhood.
· With tenses and prepositional phrases..
for + a period of time 持续一段时间
since + a point in time 自从某个时候
e.g. 我们已经唱歌跳舞几个小时了。
We have sung and danced for several hours.
从昨晚开始他们就待在里面了。
They have stayed inside since last night.
Give away the Greeks’ trick.
Written in a dull and flat style.
Read and learn
How does the writer organize the beginning
plot
Please compare these beginnings with the text writer’s.
The Greeks tried to capture Troy for ten years. But one day, the Trojan captain saw the Greeks sailing away and they thought they won the war. A soldier found the Greeks left a huge wooden horse. The Trojans pulled it into the city.
The Greeks tried to capture Troy for ten years. But one day, they pretended to give up and sail away. They also left a huge wooden horse outside the city of Troy. The Trojans thought they won the war and the wooden horse was too big for the Greeks to take away, so they pulled it into the city.
Version A
Version B
Read and learn
How does the writer organize the beginning
plot
the text writer’s version.
★using dialogues
· give information in a lively way
· help readers get what’s in the characters’ mind
· keep the trick a secret
The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. “The Greeks have gone and we've won,” he said. “They've tried to capture our city for ten years. Now they've given up and sailed away!”
“But look over there,” a soldier said. “They’ve left a huge wooden horse.”
“Ah, yes,” the captain said, “it's too big. The Greeks didn't want to take it with them. Get some help and pull it into the city.”
认输
开船走了
words to show the Greeks’ thoughts when they’d won
Read and learn
How does the writer tell us the ending of the story
plot
Please answer these questions.
1. How long did the Greeks try to capture Troy How
2. Who won the war How How long
Read and learn
How does the writer tell us the ending of the story
plot
Please answer these questions.
1. How long did the Greeks try to capture Troy How
For ten years, the Greeks could not capture the city by fighting. (Line 20-21)
2. Who won the war How How long
In one night, however, they succeeded in capturing it through a clever trick. (Line 22-24)
by doing sth.
通过做某事
through sth.
以/凭借某事
succeed in doing sth.
=manage to do sth.
成功做到某事
一夜之间
· With prepositional phrases and verbal phrases.
· By making contrast.
Read and learn
How does the writer present the characters
characters
the Trojans
Please answer these questions.
1. Besides singing and dancing, what did the Trojans do during the celebration
2. What did they do before going to sleep
conceited
自负的
careful
make jokes about拿……开玩笑
Useful expression
That night, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated. They sang, and danced around the horse, and made jokes about the stupid Greeks. “I haven't laughed like this since my childhood,” the captain said. After the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep.
Read and learn
How does the writer present the characters
characters
the Greeks
Please answer these questions.
1. What was it like inside the wooden horse
2. How did the Greek soldiers climb out
patient
disciplined
遵守纪律的
organized
有组织的
(be) full of (有)大量的
climb out of从……爬出去
one by one逐个地；逐一地
Useful expressions
By midnight, the main square was empty, except for the huge horse. Suddenly a secret door opened on the side of the wooden horse. The horse was full of Greek soldiers! They quietly climbed out of the horse, one by one.
The soldiers opened the main gates. The Greek army entered the city.
· By telling what the characters did with adverbs or adverbial phrases..
Think and use
Who was the hero in the Trojan War
help sb. do sth.
lead sb. to do sth.
nter
hrough
appily
tole
ngry
unish
fter
ull
xcept
uge
Summary
In this lesson, we’ve learnt that, when we tell a story,
· we can use dialogues to make it more lively;
· we can use different phrases and patterns to tell about the setting (time and place), plot and characters.
1. 运用本节课所学，以思维导图的方式分析课文
You can do it like this:
2. What can you learn from the Greeks or the Trojans Please talk about your ideas with your classmates.
Homework
The Trojan horse
Where did the Trojans celebrate
When did they go to sleep
Who won the war How How long
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Thank you